In part 1 of his series on the history of programming, David Chisnall takes a look at some of the developments of the last few decades that have created the current crop of languages and discusses where they came from.
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Sunday, October 28, 2007
InformIT: A Brief History of Programming, Part 1 > Its All Bits and Bytes
InformIT: A Brief History of Programming, Part 1 > Its All Bits and Bytes
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Slashdot | ECA Plans Games-Related DMCA Showdown
Slashdot | ECA Plans Games-Related DMCA Showdown
Posted by Zonk on Friday October 26, @05:31PM
from the showdown-on-the-console-floor dept.
from the showdown-on-the-console-floor dept.
Gamespot is reporting that the Electronic Consumers Association (ECA) has picked its first legal fight since vowing to step up lobbying efforts. The organization is going head-to-head with the Electronic Software Association (ESA), a long-time backer of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), by coming out in favor of H.R. 1201 (also known as the Fair Use Act of 2007). "If it became law, the Fair Use Act would create a variety of exemptions to the DMCA's prohibitions on circumventing anti-piracy measures. The Fair Use Act would make it legal to bypass anti-piracy measures in a handful of situations, for personal archiving; for researching, critiquing, or reporting on works of substantial public interest (if that is the sole reason for the circumvention); or to skip commercial or personally objectionable content. It would also create an exemption in copyright law for people who make and distribute equipment used to bypass copyright protection (like modchips), provided the device 'is capable of substantial, commercially significant non-infringing use.'"
Friday, October 26, 2007
Home & Home Office: WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet Video Camera with Audio
Home & Home Office: WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet Video Camera with Audio
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HUE HD White PC / Mac Webcam from Clique
HUE HD White PC / Mac Webcam from Clique
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Axis210 Network Camera
Axis210 Network Camera
AXIS 210 and Axis210A IP Camera | From  |
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Includes 4mm lens for indoor use and power adapter
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AXIS 210 Network Camera provides superior video quality for professional indoor applications.
The Axis 210A adds integrated two-way audio and Power over Ethernet capability.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Flickr Tools on Flickrbits » The definitive collection of Flickr tools, plugins and API applications
Flickr Tools on Flickrbits » The definitive collection of Flickr tools, plugins and API applications: "Flickr Bits and Pieces. Please let us know if you have created a tool, plugin or app based on the Flickr API and you would like us to include it here. I now have a total of 132 applications and plugins in the database, all of which utilise the Flickr API in some way. You can read more about the API here."
» The Semantic wedge: Freebase, Powerset and Twine | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com
» The Semantic wedge: Freebase, Powerset and Twine | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com:
"Spivack gave the first public preview of Twine (I posted about it here). Twine is about knowledge networking, rather than social networking, Spivack said. “The semantic graph is a superset of the social graph.” Rather than just relationships, Twine makes connections between everything based on underlying semantic Web technologies. Twine is currently in the invite-only beta phase."
"Spivack gave the first public preview of Twine (I posted about it here). Twine is about knowledge networking, rather than social networking, Spivack said. “The semantic graph is a superset of the social graph.” Rather than just relationships, Twine makes connections between everything based on underlying semantic Web technologies. Twine is currently in the invite-only beta phase."
Dash: peer computing in the car
Dash now plans to ship its GPS product for cars, the Dash Express, in early 2008. Its key differentiator from other GPS units is that it will always be connected to the Internet, which will enable cool features like peer-to-peer (with other Dash devices) traffic reporting, and the capability to program routes on to your device from your Web browser.
Dash Express
(Credit: Dash Navigation)The new news is that the Dash will have an open platform, so people can build interesting apps for it. The Dash team will demo the platform with its own apps, including one that links into a Zillow API, presumably so you can drive down the street and see on your device just how much the houses you're passing by are worth (see also: Realius).
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Quartonian: live performance with Quartz Composer � Quartonian Mixer
Quartonian: live performance with Quartz Composer � Quartonian Mixer
Quartonian was the first mac os x vj mixer to fully use the power of core image tech that Apple introduced in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). To this day Quartonian is still the fastest VJ mixer available for Mac OS X, mixing 720p or even 1080i HD video is possible on a Mac Book Pro. It is also the most flexible and customisable vj mixer available. Because it is written using Quartz Composer and the full composition is available you can rip it apart and build your own fx chains, your own screen layouts or even build a custom mixer to suit a large multiscreen installation or custom shaped screens. Eg see the screen shot below for an example hex layout for hexagonal screen clusters.
It’s fast and easy to adapt Quartonian to any custom screen layout, even multi screen layouts. This is difficult or impossible with most VJ programs.
Mac 101: Audio Attachments
Mac 101: Audio Attachments
Guitars, basses, microphones, keyboards, digital music players, home stereos, and speakers—these are just a few of the devices that you can connect to your Mac. Whether you're a musician or a music fan, here's how to connect some audio and music devices to your Mac, and how to set them up for use.
Attaching an Audio Interface
If you want to record instruments on your Mac, using USB or FireWire audio interface devices is the easiest and fastest way to get started! A variety of products are available to hook up your music gear, such as XLR, 1/4 inch phono, RCA jacks, and MIDI.
This USB controller (the M-Audio Ozone) features a built-in audio interface,
and supports a wide range of connectors.
For the serious musician, check out the USB and FireWire audio interface devices from M-Audio, Edirol, MOTU, and Digidesign. If you're more of a hobbyist, Griffin Technology and M-Audio have audio interfaces that are affordable, Griffin even has a few that connect to your computer's audio input port—if your Mac has one).
Once you've got an audio interface device, here's how to connect it to your Mac and set it up for use.
- Follow the setup instructions that came with your audio interface device and install the software drivers first.
- If you have a USB audio interface, connect it to a USB port on your computer, using the cable that came with your device. If you have a FireWire audio interface, attach it to your computer's FireWire port, using the appropriate FireWire cable.
- Turn on your audio interface, if it needs to be powered.
- To make your Mac use your interface as its audio input, open System Preferences from the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
- Click Sound to display the Sound preferences pane.
- Click the Input tab.
- Click your audio interface in the list to select it for use. Note: Don't see your interface in the list? Be sure that you've installed the driver.
M-Audio Store
M-Audio Store
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Griffin Technology: FireWave - Surround Sound for Mac
Griffin Technology: FireWave - Surround Sound for Mac
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FireWave Q & A
What is the port configuration?
FireWave outputs six channel audio through three 1/8” (3.5mm) stereo mini-jacks: Left/Right, Center/Subwoofer and Right Surround/Left Surround. FireWave also includes a FireWire 400 passthrough for connecting external devices like hard drives or iPods.
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What audio formats are supported by FireWave?
FireWave supports Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II in addition to routing any configuration of up to six discrete audio channels, such as quad and hex arrangements.
What type of amplifier does FireWave use?
FireWave is not an amplifier and only supplies line level output. It is designed to be connected to self-powered multichannel speakers or to an amplifier/receiver with discrete inputs.
Is it suitable for four-channel output?
Absolutely! Practically any number and/or arrangement of speakers (up to 6 channels) can be designated in Mac OS X's Audio MIDI Setup utility.
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories - Make a Video Feedback Screen Saver in Quartz Composer
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories - Make a Video Feedback Screen Saver in Quartz Composer
Make a Video Feedback Screen Saver in Quartz Composer
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Video Streamer
Video Streamer
What would it be like to navigate immersively within this time cube?
What does time look like?
What would it be like to navigate immersively within this time cube?
What does time look like?
This web site is about seeing time. From this site you can experiment with the Video Streamer, a tool for exploring time and motion in video.
Sometimes the edges of pictures are more interesting than their middles. The Video Streamer tips video on its side to look at its edges, revealing flowing images of time. The Streamer stretches time into gooey imagery that suggests alternatives to the usual timeline way of working with video.
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Croquet 2 Play � Intel and Qwaq Announce New Croquet Technology
Croquet 2 Play � Intel and Qwaq Announce New Croquet Technology
Intel and Qwaq Announce New Croquet Technology
After indicating just how serious they were about leveraging Croquet by joining the Croquet Consortium, Intel takes another more tangible step:
Miramar, a 3-D information space technology originally developed by Intel Corporation’s research labs, will be brought to market by Qwaq Inc., the secure virtual workspace company.
The agreement between the companies announced today at the Intel Developer Forum enables a new desktop visualization edition of Qwaq Forums that will integrate 2-D desktop applications and shared 3-D information workspaces for large numbers of users to easily visualize and manipulate enterprise information. Qwaq and Intel plan to work together to integrate Miramar technology into this new cross-platform edition of Qwaq Forums, which is expected be available next year.
… Originally developed by Intel Architecture Labs, Miramar was designed to increase the productivity of distributed enterprises by enabling new information visualization capabilities across distributed teams. The Miramar technology leverages immersive 3-D environments and enables users to transition seamlessly among virtual environments and traditional 2-D desktop applications.
A demo of Miramar was done during a keynote by Intel’s by Justin Rattner at the Intel’s Developer Forum today. The presentation is entitled Virtual Worlds – The Rise of the 3D Internet and should be available shortly.
Update: The webcast on Intel’s site seems to only work with IE 6 but there’s a link to the video on David Smith’s site and the slides are also available. However, it really is worthwhile to find an IE6 machine to see them together on.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
DisplayLink > Products > Sample Applications
DisplayLink > Products > Sample Applications
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DisplayLink solves the problem of adding extra displays to a computer without the hassle and cost of adding additional graphics cards. By reducing the connection process to standard wired and wireless interfaces, DisplayLink enables an inexpensive and simple solution to clone or extend a desktop onto another display. DisplayLink technology can be integrated into several potential applications, wherever a display is required over a standard wired or wireless interface at a low cost, including: • Wireless monitors and projectors To find out more, click the above links. | Wireless monitors and projectors |
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